Happy Holiday AirPods

If you’ve been wondering what’s on folks’ list for Santa this year, don’t rule out the Apple AirPods.

I’ve written before about how useful and user friendly I’ve personally found the AirPods to be, and how it’s nice to once and for all be rid of any cord emanating from a pair of earbuds.

Apparently I’m not alone.

9to5 Mac wrote earlier that AirPods are on track to be Apple’s best growth product for the foreseeable future, this according to a forecast from Ming-Chi Kuo.

Kuo is forecasting growth from 16 million units in 2017 to over 100 million by 2021, calling them Apple’s most popular accessory ever, and pointing out that existing iPhone users “are more likely to buy AirPods than upgrade their phone itself.”

Kuo also suggested Apple would release an upgraded model in the first quarter of 2019 that would provide wireless charging support.

But I wouldn’t let waiting for that feature, or future ones, prevent you from offering the current AirPods to someone you love for the holidays.